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Game Theory: Why Mario is Mental, Part 1

Mario is gaming's biggest mascot, but what is he hiding? Is he really the hero everyone thinks he is? Have we overlooked one too many of Mario's heinous crimes. In this two part series, we put Mario on trial to see just what is going on inside the head of this "paragon" of the video game industry.

Humor me, though: what would a cycling game that accurately captured the mental and physical trials of endurance cycling look like? A cartoony, Mario ... experience one of its events from beginning to end, for in so …

Missing In Action: Nominations that did not arrive for the 2015 Oscars

Namely The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Theory of Everything, and The Imitation Game. While these films are certainly worth strong and many accolades, one cannot help but wonder why these films must ... Nolan film was about, in part, traveling to other ...

After a page and a half, Tolstoy returns to the game of cards. The narrative proceeds, slowly and painfully, tracing not so much external actions as the webs of the protagonist/narrator’s mental ... taking no part in this …

Salon •
4 years ago

http://www.salon.com/2015/01/11/leo_tolstoys_theory_of_everything/

Transcript: Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Eulogy for His Father Mario Cuomo

Mario Cuomo ... to Fabian, why can’t you dress for dinner, Fabian? And Fabian would say, out of respect for you, I have. He would say “I wore my fancy boxers out of respect for you. I respect that you are the …

The secret of Oregon's success: How friendships, trivia and rare bonds brought the Ducks to the national championship

Others are revealed under pressure, the coal-into-a-diamond theory of leadership. On this morning, the Ducks chose the latter, which was why they arrived at ... Forde on the eve of the title game -- and more injuries than …

That auction setup, like all others, is based on game theory ― another basic ... Curtain are just plain wrong. Economics theory has plenty of predictive successes. Why do Rosenberg and Curtain get it wrong? Part of the fault is their own ― they just ...

The Korea Herald •
4 years ago

http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20150106001114

The Men Who Protect the Man

Actually, it looked just like his old one. As Linsley lays out his theory, four of the five Packers starters ... replaced him at right tackle. When Mario Williams beat him for the game-ending sack, it was the first Green Bay …

But it's that personality—or lack of one—that's fundamentally important. We are all Mario. "Mario's bland persona is part of his appeal ... is ours as well," writes Ryan. "That's why his (or any other game character's) story-mandated in-game conflict ...

Mario Cuomo died on January 1, 2015, at age eighty-two ... even my closest friends, of naiveté, my theory was, look, I want to be very powerful when I win, and if I play the game to get there, then I lose the power …

We all know what Peach does in Mario games — she’s the princess. But what about the Sprixies? What purpose do they serve in the Mushroom Kingdom, and why is it important enough to warrant Bowser and Mario fighting over? “Whenever Mario …